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The FIA Principal Traders Group is an association of firms that trade their own capital on exchanges in futures, options and equities markets worldwide. FIA PTG advocates for open access to markets, transparency, and data-driven policy.
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FIA PTG responds to FINRA Proposal to enhance TRACE reporting for US Treasury Securities
June 24, 2022 CONTINUE READINGFIA Principal Traders Group releases white paper on central clearing in the US Treasury market
July 19, 2021 CONTINUE READINGNews
FIA PTG responds to FINRA Proposal to enhance TRACE reporting for US Treasury Securities
FIA PTG supported the proposal to “generally require reporting to TRACE as soon as practicable but no later than 60 minutes;” while urging FINRA to continue monitoring and consider shortening the reporting timeframe even further in the future.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds to SEC Dealer Definition Proposal
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group strongly opposed the SEC's Further Definition of “As a Part of a Regular Business” in the Definition of Dealer and Government Securities Dealer proposal and urged the SEC not to move forward with finalizing it.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds to CFTC Request for Comment on FTX Request
In a letter filed today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) responded to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Request for Comment on the FTX Request for Amended DCO Registration Order.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds to SEC short sale marking proposal
In a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) raised concerns with the proposed short sale marking rulemaking.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds to SEC proposed expansion of Reg ATS to Government Securities ATSs
In a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) again supported the SEC's efforts to increase transparency, access and the resiliency of the Government Securities marketplace by eliminating the exemption of Government Securities alternative trading systems (ATSs) from compliance with Regulation ATS.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds to SEC proposal to shorten the securities transaction settlement cycle
In a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) supported the proposed move from T+2 to T+1 settlement.
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FIA PTG Members Meetings
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fiaptg - June 27
Our top reads this week include: Wall Street Gets Ready to Rumble Over Stock-Trading Rules; Is Crypto too big to fa… t.co/ZGch5Lpgwi -
fiaptg - May 16
Our top reads this week include: FTX's Bankman-Fried and CME's Duffy square off on crypto futures in Capitol Hill h… t.co/TaCGRglpnN -
fiaptg - May 09
Our top reads this week include: Opinion Gary Gensler’s SEC Regulation Raceway; Upcoming Congressional hearing on… t.co/SSiMGM3yus -
fiaptg - May 02
Our top reads this week include: @SECGov Chief Floats Slashing Bond-Trade Reporting to 1 Minute; US lawmakers reint… t.co/9BhgXScvO3 -
fiaptg - April 25
Our top reads this week include: Gary Gensler Reflects on His First Year as S.E.C. Chair; more on @LME_news nickel… t.co/z3RndZIjr1 -
fiaptg - April 18
Our top reads this week include: Gensler Pushed by Industry for More Time to Comment on SEC Plans; Commodity market… t.co/kRBCtmwhaA -
fiaptg - April 11
Our top reads this week include: @SECGov chair previews path forward on crypto trading scrutiny, investor protectio… t.co/gaCYZpSKae -
fiaptg - March 28
Our top reads this week include: Nickel Squeeze Threatens London’s Place at Heart of Metals Trade and other… t.co/0VwzH1nQb8 -
fiaptg - March 21
Our top reads include: London Metal Exchange suffers fresh glitch during nickel trading and more coverage; new agen… t.co/qPHi9kBDHY -
fiaptg - March 14
Out top reads this week include: Hedge Funds Walk Away From LME After $3.9 Billion Trades Torn Up; Impact of the Cr… t.co/VGDTMESFql -
fiaptg - March 07
Our top reads this week include: Biden’s @CFTC Nominees Call for More Powers to Police Crypto and lots of news rela… t.co/g7zSRfhZOF -
fiaptg - February 28
Our top reads this week include: Crypto industry makes push into regulated derivatives markets; @SECGov Commissione… t.co/M8mVmPAsEM -
fiaptg - February 14
Our top reads this week include: @CFTC Chair Asks Congress for Authority to Regulate Some Cryptocurrencies;… t.co/4QqlWdGOqL -
fiaptg - February 01
Our top reads this week include: White House Is Set to Put Itself at Center of U.S. Crypto Policy and @Facebook gi… t.co/8iXbpN5Qrc -
fiaptg - January 24
Our top reads this week include: Commentary: NYSE’s president on her core beliefs as a leader; and Fed launches rev… t.co/JQj640ZEUh -
fiaptg - January 19
Our top reads this week include: Exchanges and clients head for clash over UK market data shake up and other market… t.co/K4ql2cYe8T -
fiaptg - January 10
Our top reads this week include: CME, Google Cloud Partnership is 'Transformational' and Battle for Dominance Heats… t.co/sNodDqdEq7 -
fiaptg - January 05
Our top reads at the end of the year include: US Treasury market needs to enter modern age; Commissioner Roisman to… t.co/VhL2xcfY8M -
fiaptg - December 21
Our top reads this week include: Biden Picks Citi Executive, Ex-Senate Aide for GOP Seats @CFTC; Behnam confirmed a… t.co/WN5Dg9HARJ -
fiaptg - December 13
Our top reads this week include: @NYSE Shakes Up Leadership as President Cunningham Steps Down; Surge in options tr… t.co/zl99NPqVOC -
fiaptg - December 06
Our top reads this week include: Gensler, Clayton contend that crypto regulatory challenges will abate as the indus… t.co/YcKRYMQdML -
fiaptg - November 29
Our top reads this week include: How Will Fed Regulate Wall Street? Biden’s Central Bank Picks Leave Question Unans… t.co/3aMVkKDSek -
fiaptg - November 23
Our top reads this week include: NY Fed's Williams says Treasury market needs to be shored up for next big shock; p… t.co/k9RYys0gKJ -
fiaptg - November 15
Our top reads this week include: U.S. Regulators Inch Closer to Treasuries-Market Reforms and News from the EU incl… t.co/FDHJo4zmgJ -
fiaptg - November 07
RT @DRWTrading: To conclude this week’s #FIAExpo, DRW Partner and Global Head of Cumberland @Chris_Zuehlke sat down with other industry le… -
fiaptg - November 07
RT @FIAconnect: #FIAExpo Rise of Retail panel with @thefairxchange @Official_NFA @IMCTrading @Wedbush @etrade t.co/fcAtq44gKm -
fiaptg - November 01
Our top reads this week include: Crypto Crackdown Is ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ as CFTC Seeks More Powers; @SECGov to reg… t.co/TYEICNeYVE -
fiaptg - October 25
Our top reads this week include: @SECGov praises equity market structure, absolves short sellers in GameStop report… t.co/5lVYtbJlw7 -
fiaptg - October 18
Our top reads this week include: @SECGov Set to Allow Bitcoin Futures ETFs as Deadline Looms; Other crypto regulati… t.co/aanVsRmYrC -
fiaptg - October 11
Our top reads this week include: What to watch for in the U.S. SEC's GameStop report; Bitcoin ETFs, stablecoins and… t.co/IOHm5OWi5z -
fiaptg - October 04
Our top reads this week include: Gensler Reiterates Support for Futures-Based Bitcoin ETFs; Fed Chair Powell, China… t.co/HoMmZ9LtOj -
fiaptg - September 27
Our top reads this week include: Opinion Janet Yellen: Congress, Raise the Debt Limit; @SECGov continues to consi… t.co/DgoKtkXYIW -
fiaptg - September 20
Our top reads this week include: Biden Moves to Fill @CFTC Vacancies; @USTreasury discusses stable coins; @SECGov t… t.co/osqx3fdWm5 -
fiaptg - September 13
Our top reads this week include: @CFTC Departure to Leave Five-Person Panel with One Republican, One Democrat;… t.co/RJoRETr6IR -
fiaptg - September 10
RT @FIAconnect: .@FIAconnect will #neverforget the events of September 11, 2001, and we honor the many acts of bravery and courage. We mou… -
fiaptg - September 07
Out top reads this week include lots of news generated by @SECGov Chairman Gensler including "Meet Gary Gensler, a… t.co/HVLOWajU8p -
fiaptg - August 30
Our top reads this week include: Why Cboe still looks like takeover bait; Debate over central clearing in treasury… t.co/PnjtVRPIRk -
fiaptg - August 23
Our top reads this week include: Analysts say CME-Cboe deal ‘still possible’ after proposal is denied; personnel ch… t.co/jOE1LG5Vph -
fiaptg - August 16
Our top reads again this week are almost all about crypto, including SEC’s Gensler Seeks Warren Help in Crypto Exch… t.co/ROhSiKmToD -
fiaptg - August 09
Our top reads this week are all about Crypto - @SECGov, @WhiteHouse, Congress and @Federalreserve all weigh in. t.co/mnQ78RKrbu -
fiaptg - August 02
Worth the read: Ex-regulators back PTFs’ call to reform Treasuries clearing; DeFi could revolutionize finance and c… t.co/nUdE4JwBcE -
fiaptg - July 26
Our top reads this week include: U.S. SEC chair says agency to restart swaps regulation effort plus lots of crypto… t.co/HT64qugOBs -
fiaptg - July 19
Our top stories include: Wall Street’s Math Whizzes Are Racing to Wire Up the Bond Market; @SECGov further delays d… t.co/MgV0ptxFmZ -
fiaptg - July 19
Today @FIAPTG released a white paper on central clearing in the US Treasury market. t.co/tJN09hSX6T -
fiaptg - July 12
Our top reads: 13 applications for a bitcoin ETF are in limbo as the SEC deliberates. Some fund managers see a doub… t.co/DaXwPUTspV -
fiaptg - July 06
Our top reads this week include: Buttress Treasury Market by Easing Liquidity Rules, Study Says; @SEC_News names ne… t.co/krD91Qtszu -
fiaptg - June 28
Our top reads this week include: U.S. SEC chair provides more detail on new disclosure rules, Treasury market refor… t.co/714A2Zf3JZ -
fiaptg - June 22
Our top reads this week include: Market veterans mourn slow death of historic trading pits;@SEC_News again delays… t.co/Z0TwstDiCe -
fiaptg - June 14
Our top reads include: U.S. SEC chair signals sweeping review of exchange, broker rules; Regulators plan to put bit… t.co/RpHICb0atF -
fiaptg - June 07
Our top reads this week include: Bitcoin ETF applications gather dust as SEC’s Gensler frets over ‘gaps’; More Brex… t.co/E4jZ91sEoe -
fiaptg - June 01
Our top reads this week include: Wall Street’s New Cop Signals More Scrutiny of Crypto, SPACs and Prospects for a G… t.co/mFtH593mUW -
fiaptg - May 24
Our top reads this week center around Digital Currency, Crypto and Swap market news. t.co/U9BoF2ZXA4 -
fiaptg - May 17
Our top reads this week: Bank of England deputy governor says a CBDC is 'probable' if public money is to survive; m… t.co/zPZ2Z84gQp -
fiaptg - May 10
Our top reads this week include: CME Group to Close Most of Its Chicago Trading Pits Permanently; @NYSE and… t.co/06vNDfincQ -
fiaptg - May 03
Our top reads this week include: Basildon to Bergamo: Euronext data move seen as headache for traders; @SEC_News de… t.co/ksMDDNDRuU -
fiaptg - April 26
Our top reads this week include: @SEC_News chief plots first moves in new role; US House and Treasury talking crypt… t.co/OAf9aXOQrR -
fiaptg - April 19
Our top reads this week include: Gensler confirmed as top Wall Street cop, bringing new era of tough scrutiny; Pote… t.co/HRkm7RmO8S -
fiaptg - April 12
Our top reads this week include: Yellen pledges U.S. international cooperation, calls for global minimum tax; and t… t.co/MhoYToE43Z -
fiaptg - April 05
Our top reads this week include: SEC Opens Probe Into Archegos Trades That Triggered Rout; @CMEGroup to launch micr… t.co/XTWkiv1n1r -
fiaptg - March 29
Our top reads this week include: Fidelity Plans to Launch Bitcoin ETF; Other expansion plans in the crypto space; M… t.co/j9WP0gN3RS -
fiaptg - March 22
Top reads this week include: More repercussions of GameStop saga; @FIAConnect survey shows strong outlook for clear… t.co/mxks9J2P7p -
fiaptg - March 15
Our top reads this week include: Senate committee votes in favor of Biden pick to lead @SEC_News; Possible GameStop… t.co/U4dvENBzrM -
fiaptg - March 08
Our top reads this week include: Gensler nomination hearings for @SEC_News Chair; New study on impact of HFT; and… t.co/rjGlR9G41w -
fiaptg - March 01
Our top reads this week include: U.S. post-trade group proposes shortening stock settlement cycle; GameStop implica… t.co/iYsTNRXvVp -
fiaptg - February 22
Our top reads this week include: Bitcoin ETF Roars in Debut With $165 Million of Trading Volume; Electronic Shift i… t.co/BQrxRUv7dV -
fiaptg - February 16
Our top reads this week include: Opinion The NYSE Isn’t Moving—Yet; Robinhood & GameStop; Crypto in the news and… t.co/gdMECKz9BH -
fiaptg - February 09
This week's top reads include: Regulators Meeting on GameStop Frenzy Are Unlikely to Find Systemic Risk; @CMEGroup… t.co/9VKqktFKAS -
fiaptg - February 01
Our top reads this week include more on the impact of Brexit; global digital currencies; changes to come at the… t.co/1ek0Sj3yav -
fiaptg - January 26
Our top reads include changes in personnel at US regulators; Brexit impact; Institutional adoption of crypto and re… t.co/v1NuQjBzTK -
fiaptg - January 19
Our top reads this week include: Bitcoin securities trading surges as investors seek crypto exposure; Crypto ventur… t.co/nqXQesNGe7 -
fiaptg - January 11
Our top reads this week focus on Brexit and Bitcoin. t.co/agCKjRuOXf -
fiaptg - January 07
FIA statement on the events in Washington, DC t.co/Y71WpLXOUa -
fiaptg - January 04
Lots of Brexit news to start the New Year, including: Boris Johnson admits Brexit deal is limited for financial ser… t.co/oul8XAPNKF -
fiaptg - December 21
Our top reads this week include: Who Wins From Brexit? New York and other Brexit news plus recent developments in t… t.co/pRQN9y57KK -
fiaptg - December 14
Our top reads this week include: CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert to Resign, Remain at the Derivatives Regulator; @CFTC… t.co/HvH6dqDjlD -
fiaptg - December 08
RT @FIAconnect: .@CFTC passes Automated Trading Risk Principles 4-1. @FIAconnect and @FIAPTG comments on this rule: t.co/RBdEKk4aCn -
fiaptg - December 08
RT @FIAconnect: @FIAconnect praises @CFTC for adopting Electronic Trading and Bankruptcy rules - statement by @WaltFIA: t.co/prOfiG… -
fiaptg - December 08
Our top reads this week include: Treasury Volatility Boosts Tradeweb; lots of Brexit and crypto volumes continue to… t.co/N9ibXqIhMP -
fiaptg - December 01
Our top reads include: @CFTC Report on Negative Oil Prices Leaves Key Questions Unanswered; more Brexit news and bi… t.co/9MD7DdtluD -
fiaptg - November 24
Our top reads this week include: @CFTC's Tarbert: Global standards for crypto and CCPs are top industry priorities;… t.co/B7Td2DAWm1 -
fiaptg - November 16
Our top reads include: The top contenders to run Biden's financial agencies; Brexit deadline approaches; more react… t.co/gqNB7X6kRH -
fiaptg - November 10
RT @FIAconnect: Make virtual #FIAExpo part of your plans this week! We're bringing you 3 days of keynotes, 1:1 interviews, 15+ panel sessio… -
fiaptg - November 10
Our top reads include: Biden Set to Tap Gary Gensler as Adviser on Wall Street Oversight; Brexit developments; Digi… t.co/eNbIr3WnTR -
fiaptg - November 03
Our top reads this week include bitcoin futures open interest continues to grow at @CMEGroup and market markets agr… t.co/GSZ1rzdIcA -
fiaptg - October 26
Our top reads this week include more on the proposed NJ FTT - Nasdaq Says New Jersey Tax Plan Would Raise Costs for… t.co/xpBMUhXDJo -
fiaptg - October 19
Our top reads include more on NJ FTT and odds of no-deal Brexit; plus @CMEGroup gauging interest in ether futures a… t.co/rH3UTQrGfC -
fiaptg - October 12
Our top reads this week include Finance Sharpens Its Attack Against New Jersey’s Tax on Trading t.co/iaHHqIm01t via @elink_io -
fiaptg - October 05
Our top reads this week include: Time to lay a LaSalle tax to rest and other US FTT news; and EU recognition of thi… t.co/LOvhA0kGAR -
fiaptg - September 28
Our top reads include @CMEGroup changes rules to smooth out trading; more on NJ FTT and Brexit; and new proposals f… t.co/t1Pg8jBb1f -
fiaptg - September 14
Our top reads this week include @NYSE Signals It Will Exit NJ if State Taxes Stock Trades; and lots of news from… t.co/7ox5H8EdAh -
fiaptg - September 11
RT @FIAconnect: #Neverforget t.co/YfLWEt71Ab -
fiaptg - September 08
Our top reads this week include @Cboe VIX in the news; more talk of transaction taxes; Brexit updates; and… t.co/wu9Am1FhPQ -
fiaptg - August 31
Our top reads include @FIAconnect and @FIAPTG support @CFTC Electronic Trading Risk Proposal and @SEC_News proposes… t.co/00d6ZePuQq -
fiaptg - August 24
Our top reads this week include: Traders Brace for Haywire Markets Around Presidential Election t.co/9vaQfLIpzs via @elink_io -
fiaptg - August 24
RT @FIAconnect: .@FIAconnect and @FIAPTG comment in support of the CFTC’s electronic trading proposal. t.co/RBdEKk4aCn -
fiaptg - August 17
Our top reads this week include: @CMEGroup to launch volatility index; CAT cybersecurity concerns persist; and… t.co/TSQ510wUaE -
fiaptg - August 05
RT @WaltFIA: I invite you to check out our Midyear Advocacy Report. The hardworking staff @FIAconnect have been busy representing our memb… -
fiaptg - August 03
Our top reads this week include You'd think a volatility index would be doing great now, right? Wrong. t.co/CaNMNnMVnO via @elink_io -
fiaptg - July 27
Our top reads this week include @CFTC completing Dodd-Frank rulemakings; increased fears of a no-deal Brexit; and l… t.co/l6cdruVOMJ -
fiaptg - July 20
Our top reads this week include: CME sticks to trading as rivals diversify; Fixed Income Pioneer David Rutter launc… t.co/gCv5snCOCe -
fiaptg - July 13
Our top reads this week include JPMorgan Says Liquidity Conditions Are Making Markets Vulnerable; Post-Brexit EU ma… t.co/i3Ll07HILM -
fiaptg - July 06
Our top reads this week include @Cboe to launch European Hub; Hedge Funds, Banks Picked Up the Phone While Pandemic… t.co/ggdT9aGUvq -
fiaptg - June 29
Our top reads this week include @CFTC withdraws Reg AT, advances supplemental electronic trading proposal and final… t.co/nJIbAm066J -
fiaptg - June 25
RT @WaltFIA: .@FIAconnect recently released the results of an industry survey to gauge the sentiment of market participants on the impact o… -
fiaptg - June 22
Our top reads this week include news that @SEC_News Chairman Clayton may be leaving the agency; the court ruling on… t.co/W3s2VtdI2F -
fiaptg - June 17
Court deals blow to SEC in battle with exchanges over fees t.co/HkAQZCQfi6 via @financialtimes -
fiaptg - June 15
Our top reads this week include Stock Exchanges Win Legal Battle With SEC Over Data Fees; chances for "no deal" Bre… t.co/f9hNJRFRsR -
fiaptg - June 12
RT @FIAconnect: You can still register for IDX-V! @FIAconnect is bringing you 3 half-days of virtual programming from 23-25 June covering… -
fiaptg - June 01
Our top reads this week focus on the industry challenges posed by the coronavirus, especially with the re-opening o… t.co/waqtB21kkq -
fiaptg - May 26
Our top reads this week include more about the reopening of trading floors and returning to the workplace.… t.co/c85wupifnQ -
fiaptg - May 20
RT @FIAconnect: NEW COURSE - Key Regulatory & Trading Requirements for Eurex t.co/8WX2Idfrg9 This course covers off-book trading (… -
fiaptg - May 18
Our top reads this week include plans to reopen trading floors; concerns around negative pricing and negative rates… t.co/HSTDK7TGh5 -
fiaptg - May 04
Our top reads this week include WFE academic research on short selling bans and plans to start reopening US trading… t.co/6NY1hpO1Wh -
fiaptg - April 27
Our top reads this week include the challenges of negative oil prices; more concerns with the consolidated audit tr… t.co/XkN7ZqOfpe -
fiaptg - April 20
Our top reads this week include plans for the reopening of the economy; US option market resiliency and renewal of… t.co/yW91n703tU -
fiaptg - April 13
Our top reads this week focus on how do we restart the economy? The $90 Trillion Question Is How to Get People Back… t.co/savmllkFtA -
fiaptg - April 08
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fiaptg - April 06
Our top reads this week continue to focus on the coronavirus including the importance of keeping markets open and t… t.co/b4pmrmkcNw -
fiaptg - March 30
Our top reads again this week focus on the coronavirus - keeping markets open, the impact of floor closings and cha… t.co/f0DyToYrCr -
fiaptg - March 30
Closing Markets Is Not the Answer t.co/8x4BhiDlng via @Traders Magazine -
fiaptg - March 26
The Fed hears urgent pleas to ease the rules on banks in the options market t.co/MA5xhTf4s4 via @markets -
fiaptg - January 01
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